Thanks to yanaa for the reward of 1,000 starting coins and osmanthus wine as a gift!
Thanks to the Chaowendao Soy Sauce Party, ydh1205 for the reward of 588 starting coins!
Thanks to the dog I saw for the reward of 200 starting coins!
Thanks to 1, I will reward you with 100 starting coins for the ultimate fat man, Halway, and the first one in diving!
Happy Mid-autumn Festival!
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The good weather that lasted for several days seemed to be running out.
Starting early this morning, drizzle began to fall in the sky again. Although this was the smallest rain in about ten years, it cast a heavy gray cloud on the hearts of the people in the shipwreck city.
The nice weather is over... When everyone walked out of the room, they couldn't help but look at the gray sky again and again.
For this reason, Padley Angel, the only priest in the Shipwreck City, had to stand up and call everyone to go to the church to pray.
However, because he was a Protestant priest, and half of the Shipwreck City was Catholic from places like Spain and Portugal, not many people gathered in response to his call.
Lu Yuan has dealt with Padley Angel, a rigid priest. It seems that he fled to the Caribbean after being persecuted on the European continent, so he often responds with a sharper attitude towards anyone who criticizes Protestantism. .
Since Lu Yuan landed on Shipwreck Island, he has still used the identity of the Portuguese businessman as a cover. Since the Portuguese are basically Catholics, since Lu Yuan is loyal to his role-playing, of course he is no exception.
Therefore, he and Padley Angel spit on each other when they first met, and when they parted ways, each cursed the other in the name of the same God.
As the worst Catholic on the island, he was forbidden by Padre Angel to go near the Protestant church "Glory".
Pedro Hotadu, the only loan shark on the island, also had to summon his creditors and debtors to discuss the bond and debt issues - in fact, everyone was in a depressed mood. They sat together and complained about the damn weather.
The owner of the bar announced that the "Florence" would be open from this morning and would offer anyone a free glass of rum. The shops on the "Esmeralda" also put up discount boards. Although they were selling Most of the things are useless, but there are still many customers who can buy them...
The central meaning of everyone's laziness is nothing more than one - this bad weather makes people unable to work energetically...
On a day like this, Lu Yuan once again came to the "St. Augustine" and the official residence of Admiral Zad Kabo.
The adjutant whom I met last time, the white-headed John Workman, happened to be patrolling near the entrance. After seeing Lu Yuan, Workman personally took him across the suspension bridge.
Judging from the layout here, Zade Capa is a very cautious person. The "St. Augustine" he chose as his official residence is located on the edge of the shipwreck city and is only connected to the main body of the island through a suspension bridge. If Suspension bridge. This is an isolated island made up of several scrap ships. The "St. Augustine" is located on the side slope of this isolated island, not the highest point.
"What's the name of that ship?" When crossing the suspension bridge, Lu Yuan asked, pointing to the heavily tilted ship wreckage stacked at the highest point of this independent island.
"That ship? The San Gabriel...Okay. Mr. Lu, don't keep Mr. Capa waiting." John Workman replied helplessly, and then urged him to cross the drawbridge quickly to see the admiral.
The place where we met this time was no longer the captain's cabin last time, but the gun deck located in the middle of the ship, where Zad Capa spent most of his time - the bottom warehouse of the ship contained the weapons he had collected. That property worth eight million pesos.
The "St. Augustine" was a very early one-star battleship. Due to its unreasonable design, it was overturned by a storm not long after it first left port. Therefore, its structure seemed to be generally intact, but it could not go to sea. Sailing. Lu Yuan followed John Workman through the downward stairs and entered the middle gun deck.
When Lu Yuan entered this place, the first thing he noticed was the astonishing vast space. All the abandoned artillery here had been cleared away, and the several hundred square meters of transparent artillery deck supported by only a few pillars made Lu Yuan It reminds me of office buildings that have not yet been decorated with interior partitions.
This is a rare sight on any ship.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuan saw Zade Capa. He was sitting at the end of the long hall. He was still behind a large table. At his feet was the corridor leading to the bottom of the ship, which was covered by a heavy wooden door. , with Zad Capa’s big chair on it. Zad Capa was still wearing the same clothes as when we last met, a little slovenly, which made him look even more haggard, as if he hadn’t washed himself for a long time, and There is no sign of rest.
He sat in the big chair, looking like a sad watchdog.
But obviously Zade Capa didn't think so. When he saw Lu Yuan coming over, he just made a gesture of invitation and asked Lu Yuan to sit on the small chair in front of his big table. The scene looked like It was an unequal interrogation. It is estimated that the person sitting down was a little weaker at first.
But Lu Yuan didn't care. He calmly sat down on the small chair and observed the surroundings with great interest. For example, he discovered that although Zade Capa was on the deck of the "St. Augustine" A lot of guards were arranged, but on this artillery deck, he didn't leave any manpower. It seemed that he was confident in his own strength, but it was better to say that the gap with his men was too deep. [,! ] Prevent rebellion at all times.
The only waiter who served him was driven to a far corner and dozed off. It wasn't until Zad Capa threw something over in anger that he woke up and hurriedly prepared for Zad Capa. Had a cup of black tea.
Then... he went back to his corner and dozed off, not caring much about Zade Capa's feelings.
Zade Capa obviously didn't realize how depressed and neurotic he looked, and still maintained his pretense.
He drank the black tea with the arrogance of a king and stared at Lu Yuan silently for a while. Until he was sure that he had put enough pressure on Lu Yuan, he said, "Tell me, citizen. What are you looking for on the island?" You know, I haven't seen you recently, but yesterday someone told me that you were running around in almost the whole city. And you were talking to everyone about some very bad things... such as leaving and so on. You know, your This behavior makes everyone very... uneasy.
Ah~ah~ah! "He used a rising tone and two falling tones, and waggled his fingers to stop Lu Yuan from trying to defend himself. "Don't interrupt me, and don't insult my IQ. I know what you are looking for.
Treasure? No... Because everyone in this city is looking for treasure. This is what I ask, so that everyone will not be idle. I try my best to let everyone have a job. This is the cornerstone of a city's stability. I paid a lot for this, only to get a piece of metal worthless in the shipwreck city."
Lu Yuan stopped helplessly and listened to his continuation. He really wanted to say, I am just looking for treasures - because apart from those with owners, the only large-scale treasures left are those above the sea level - Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Lu Yuan dug them all out yesterday!
And he didn’t come here today to chat with Zad Kappa. It’s just that this guy kept talking to himself as soon as they met, which made Lu Yuan very helpless...
But Zade Capa continued his long speech.
"I say this to tell you. Many people have done a lot of work for the health of this city. You know, I am a democratically elected leader. I must be responsible for everyone and ensure that everything in the city is within the bounds of the law. Under the circumstances, this is my responsibility. The rules I have set ensure that there are no taxes or conscription here. I will not restrict anything except killing and stealing... However, there are still people who want to destroy this peaceful life. For example Speaking of you, Mr. Lu, you are looking for a boat that can be launched into the water, right? You want to leave here. Every new person wants to leave here, and I will tolerate them with a big heart, but you... you do It's too much.
You shouldn't tell everyone what you think, it will make people impetuous and damage the foundation of this city..."
Lu Yuan was a little absent-minded at first, but when he saw Zade Capa's slightly fanatical expression, he realized - he actually really thought so! He is not just driving these people to make money, Zade Capa is also experimenting with the utopia in his heart! The Shipwreck City, this isolated place, turned out to be the ideal kingdom in his heart?!
"You know this is a mistake! But, I will give you a chance to correct it!" He suddenly changed the topic, "My city has a guard. It is a completely voluntary job. Every citizen has the right to join. Do you want to join?"
"Oh, I need time to think about it." Lu Yuan said perfunctorily.
"Oh, need to think about it again? Okay, you have five minutes. Where did I just say it? Ah... Look, even though I have done so much work, I am still not understood by everyone! Among them is a newcomer like you. ——Don't be afraid, I will give you a chance. There are still some... stubborn, absolutely unchangeable bad elements, or criminals. For example, the two small gangs here, the Nawal Gang and the Gaspar Gang. , they are born unable to accept an orderly life. In order to allow these people who cannot tolerate normal life to survive, I kindly allocated them two boats, a wooden barge and a galenic sailboat, because they are both on the edge of the city. , I thought it didn’t matter.
But obviously, saints also make mistakes sometimes, and they don't know when to put away their claws. So, to this day, they already want to interfere with citizens enjoying a peaceful life, which I absolutely cannot tolerate! You know, you don't look like an ordinary person, you are very extraordinary, you have power that ordinary citizens do not have. Of course, I don't care what you did in the past, but I want you to do one thing for me, to teach those people a lesson People." He stroked his hand on the table and emphasized, "This is the opportunity I give you."
Zade Capa stared at Lu Yuan with the most oppressive eyes, waiting for his answer, and it had only been a few seconds, but his face already showed an expression of impatience.
"Mr. Zad Kapa, I admire your great ideals very much. I admire your efforts very much in trying to build a society in which everyone has their own division of labor and performs their duties." What Lu Yuan said is the truth, Zad Capa was not an ordinary person, he was a socialist who lived in the eighteenth century. Perhaps his approach still had a strong flavor of the old times, but the direction he tried was undoubtedly towards big industry. , moving in the direction of the big society.
"But, I'm sorry, your dream can't continue." Lu Yuan stood up and pulled out the two heavy swords he found in the ruins, "I'm here to kill you!"
